Postal card.



J. WALKER. POSTAL CARD.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG, 22, 1906.

PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908.

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JOSEPH WALKER, OF'OANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

POSTALCARD.

, Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 22. 1906. Serial No. 331.555.

Patented Jan.7,1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn WALKER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Canonsburg, in the county of VVashington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Ini rovements in Postal Cards, of which the fo lowing is a specification, reference being bad thefin to t and durable.

The' detailconstruction of my improved card will be presently described, illustrated and then specially pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing forming part of this s ecific ation, li e mnncrals of reference esignate correspond-mg parts in the several views of the drawing, in wlrieh Figure 1' is a plan of m improved card, Fig. 2 is a similar View of the sazre partially folded, Fig. 3 is a plan of a folded card, Fig. 4 is a similar view of the reverse or address side of the card, and Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of the same.

Myimproved postal or mailing card-coinprises a piece of durable paper or card board 1 having a closure flap 2, which is provided with a tongue 3 having protuberances or tabs The piece of paper oi cardboard l is adapted to befolded upon the dotted line 5,- whereby the picture or message carried by the card will be protected. The folding part 6 of the cardis provided with a slit or slot 7. adapted to receive the tongue 3 and tabs 4 of the closing flap 2. The reverse side 8 of the card is used for the address.

the message written thereon or the picture carried thereby will be fully protected while the card is being handled by the postal authorities, and the liability of the authorities minimum.

Having fully described my invention what I claim is A postal card com rising a body portion terminating in an inc osing and an imperforate retaining flap, said inclosin flap of the same size as and adapted to be to ded against the rear face of the body portion and promediate the center thereof and the junction between said flap and body portio11, said;re taining flap of less width than tlle body portion, having a curved edge and further provided approximately centrally of-its curved with lateral protuberances, said protuberanccs further having rounded ends and each of said protuberances further having the edges thereof extending in parallelism with respect to each other, that portion of said tongue extending from the upper edge of the protuberance to its juncture with the retaining llap being of the same width throughout length of the said longitudinal slit said retaining flap adapted to be folded against the rear of the inclosing fla and have the'tongue thereof extend throng i said slit so that the protuberances will engage against the inner face of the inclosing flap thereby securing the flaps -together. I

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. JOSEPH \VAlibLlGll. Witnesses:

T. M. REESE,

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vided with a longitudinal slit at a point interand of a width substantially equal to the By the construction of my improved card,

reading or observing the card is reduced to a edge with a tongue having its free endfo med 

